Reproductive Health 2008. The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals 45th annual meeting in Washington, DC, September 17-20, 2008.
Reproductive Health Model Curriculum from the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
ARHP's Reproductive Health Events Calendar
Meetings
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 53rd Annual Meeting, May 23–29, 2008, Boston, MA
Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting, May 27–30, 2008, Kailua-Kona, HI
Antepartum & Intrapartum Management, June 5–7, 2008, San Francisco, CA
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Convention, June 21–25, 2008, Los Angeles, CA
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting, July 6-9, 2008, Barcelona, Spain
Obstetrics and Gynecology Update: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?, October 22–24, 2008, San Francisco, CA
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, October 25–29, 2008, San Diego, CA
2008 International Stillbirth Alliance Conference, November 5–7, 2008, Oslo, Norway
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting, November 8 – 12, 2008, San Francisco, CA
World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics Gynecology & Infertility (COGI), November 27–30, 2008, Paris, France
Continuing Education Activities
ABCs of Folic Acid Counseling from the Spina Bifida Association
Continuing Education for Physicians and Perinatal Nurses from the March of Dimes
The Compendium on Preterm Birth, a joint sponsorship of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and the March of Dimes
Drinking and Reproductive Health: A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention Tool Kit (PDF) from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
From Medscape (free registration required)
- Breast Cancer Within 2 Years of Childbirth Linked to Poor Prognosis
- Metformin Alone or With Insulin May Be Safe in Gestational Diabetes
- Maternal Hyperglycemia Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
- Eating Chocolate May Decrease Risk for Preeclampsia
- Cesarean Delivery May Be an Independent Risk Factor for Stroke
- Diabetes Before Pregnancy Is Common and May Increase Health Risks
- Clinical Factors May Predict Survival in Extremely Premature Infants
- New Guidelines Shed Light on Use of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy
- Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants More Likely to Show Early Signs of Autism
- New Guidelines Issued for Management of Asthma During Pregnancy
- Screening Pregnant Women for Bacterial Vaginosis Not Recommended
- Elective Cesarean Delivery Linked to Higher Risk for Infant Respiratory Morbidity
- New Studies Strengthen Preeclampsia/CVD Link
- Postpartum Women Should Be Evaluated for Fatigue, Mental and Physical Symptoms
- Hypertension in Pregnancy: An Emerging Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
- Milk Intake in Pregnancy Linked to Larger Infant Size at Birth
- Optimal Gestational Weight Gain Improves Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes
- The Reproductive Phenotype in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Management of PMDD in a Woman Planning Pregnancy
- Misconceptions About Conception: Clinical Considerations in the Diagnosis and Management of Female Infertility
- Neonatal Intensive Care Reduces Mortality in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
- Antiplatelet Agents Reduce Risk for Preeclampsia
- Recommendations for Treating Asthma in Pregnancy
- Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia – Including Iron Supplementation for Children and Pregnant Women
- Milestones in Prenatal Nutrition: The Emerging Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Domestic Violence and Your Patient's Health: Asking the Right Questions
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk for Low Birth Weight or Premature Birth
- Intrauterine Infection, Prematurity and Neonatal Sepsis
Weekly CME Program: Pregnancy from the New England Journal of Medicine
